A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial of Parent Management Training With Varying Degrees of Therapist Support
- Författare
- Kling, Å., Forster, M., Sundell, K., & Melin, L.
- Titel
- A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial of Parent Management Training With Varying Degrees of Therapist Support
- Utgivningsår
- 2010
- Tidskrift
- Behavior Therapy
- Volym
- 41
- Häfte
- 4
- Sidor
- 530–542
- Sammanfattning
This study examined the effectiveness of a Swedish parent management training (PMT) intervention for parents of children aged 3 to 10 within the context of regular social service. Self-referred parents of 159 children (aged 3 to 10) with conduct problems were randomly assigned to either 11 practitioner-assisted group sessions (PMT-P), or a single instructional workshop followed by self-administration of the training material (PMT-S), or a waitlist control group. Intent-to-treat analyses showed that both PMT-P and PMT-S improved parent competence and reduced child conduct problems compared to the waitlist at posttest. Both training conditions showed further significant improvements at the 6-month follow-up. In direct comparison, PMT-P was superior to PMT-S on measures of child conduct problems at both posttest and follow-up. Improvement in child conduct was mediated by improvement in parent competencies and homework fidelity. The findings in this study have implications for large-scale dissemination of parent management training through different means of delivery.